KOL MEVASSER 13 Adar 5777

11 March 2017

President’s Message

A Remembrance of Things to Come Dear Members: It has been an amazing privilege to preside over Kahal Joseph these past 6 years. I have worked to live up to the honor, and am sincerely grateful for your trust, your belief in what we do, your heartfelt gen-erosity, your advice and friendship throughout. It was important to me to identify what really matters to our members, what was sustainable, what was momentary. To shape the narratives that meant the most, and direct our resources to make a prolif-ic contribution in leading Kahal Joseph to ever greater success. None of this would have been possible without the ambitious efforts of our Board of Directors, our Directors-at-Large, our Vice Presidents, Board secretary Louise Elias, my Senior Vice President Jonathan Kelly and Chairman Joseph Dabby, each of whom understood that our challenges, goals and ideals led to the clearest opportunity for progress. I thank our wonderful office staff, Sarah Bouchoucha and Penina Solomon for making our day-to-day reality look so easy. To Dafna Young and Jessica Melhado for their creative input and programming, and Elsa Singman who stood ready to help at any given moment. To the Norma and Sam Dabby Talmud Torah, its Director Molly Jalali and the teaching staff who encourage our children to learn what they live, with dignity and respect for their heritage.

Parashat Tetsave Shabbat Zakhor

Torah: Ex. 27:20–30:10, Deut. 25:17-19 Hertz 339, 856; Stone 464, 1066 Haftara: I Samuel 15:1–34 Hertz 995–998; Stone 1214–1216 Tefillot: Mi Khamokha, Mashiv Haruah, No Tsidkatekha at Minha

My fondest blessings to our clergy, Gabai Albert Nissan, Senior Hazan Sassoon Ezra, Hazan Saeed Jalali, and our Rabbi Raif Melhado; I am happy to report that our Board of Directors has renewed his association with us well into 2019. May the foundation of our spiritual house always be strengthened by their firm beliefs and faith. I feel fortunate to have served our synagogue in a position whose ending is bittersweet. However, I am secure in the knowledge that we will continue to thrive and grow under the leadership of one of our most beloved ladies, Yvette Dabby, whose years of experience and devotion to Kahal Joseph will surely lead to a refreshed view of the road forward. I look back now just to see how far we’ve come. What was necessary has been accomplished, and accomplished rightly. I think about what the time meant, and how its legacy might nourish what’s ahead. Kahal Joseph is a relevant work in progress. I can't help but feel the pride to have played a small part in its remarkable history, and I am so distinctly optimistic about its future. It has been a rare and rewarding privilege indeed, and I leave it knowing that with each expectation, the countless decisions made, every care given, every dream and vision we ever had for Kahal Joseph, was seen through the lens of its widening embrace and development. So I will always remember the profound joy that would have been unknown to me had I not taken this journey - a joy that does not hunger for more and more, but rests satisfied. For this, I am so deeply grateful to each and every one of you.

Warmly, Ronald Einy, President

KJ Schedule

Erev Shabbat / Friday, March 10th

Shaharit ......................................... 6:25 am

Candle lighting .............................. 5:38 pm

Minha ............................................ 5:30 pm

Kabbalat Shabbat / Arvit ................ 6:00 pm

Yom Shabbat / Saturday, March 11th

Shaharit / Morning Prayer ............... 8:15 am Tefilla begins w/special Mi Khamokha poem

Keri’at HaTorah ............................ 10:15 am

Musaf ........................................... 11:45 am

Minha ............................ right after Kiddush

Women’s Tehillim .......... cancelled for Purim

Se’uda Shelisheet .......... cancelled for Purim

Havdala ........................................ 6:43 pm

PURIM / Saturday, March 11th

Arvit and Evening Megilla Reading with Raffle, Prizes & Refreshments ....... 7:30 pm

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Arvit on Saturday — Purim Night Psalms 144, 67, 22; Arvit of Motsa’e Shabbat with Al Hanisim in the Amida; Yehi Shem, Kaddish Le’ela, Me’ore Ha’esh, Megillat Esther; Shuva, Yoshev Beseter, Kedusha Desidra, Kaddish Titkabal; Psalm 124, Kaddish Yehe Shelama, Alenu; Peri Hagefen, Atse Besamim, Havdala

In Memoriam We remember these yahrzeit anniversaries from March 11 to 18, 2017. It is customary to light a memorial candle, donate tzedaka & attend Shabbat services.

13 Adar / Shabbat, March 11th Esther Jacob D’Cruz Esther HaMulka bat Rahel

Elliot Zvi Wyner Yechiel Zvi ben Yitzhak Kodadad ben Yair

14 Adar / Sunday, March 12th Joseph Mingail Yosef ben Haim Baruch

15 Adar / Monday, March 13th Nuriel Daizadeh Nuriel ben Yochanan

Jack Jacob Meir ben Yaacov Vera Rosenfeld Vera bat Hannah Hatoun

18 Adar / Thursday, March 16th Efraim ben Simcha

Naim Moshi Naim ben Yehoshua Nazay Radfar Nazeh bat Nisan

19 Adar / Friday, March 17th Eliyahu Sasson Samuel Eliyahu ben Sasson

Charles Eric Ezekiel Saleh ben Ezra Yehezkel

20 Adar / Shabbat, March 18th Victoria Simanian Miriam Victoria bat Ester

Edward Wyner Itzhak ben Simha Yona Radfar Yona ben Shlomo

Refu’a Shelema Moselle Amron • Sally Amron • Haskell Avrahamy

Sylvia Cohen • Simcha bat Rooha • Mordechai Cohen

Esther Duke • Sassoon Ezra • Lev Hakak • Yoel Iny

Tilda Levy • Florice Newberry • Maurice Ovadia

Katie bat Farha • Miriam bat Yetta • Aliza bat Rahel Aliza bat Victoria • Yvonne Moalim • Latifa bat Louisa

Bracha Simha bat Louisa • Adam Moshe Chaim ben Olga Miryam bat Malka • Malka bat Rahel

Moshe Ezra ben Mazal Tov

PURIM Sunday, March 12th

Shaharit with Megilla....................... 7:30 am Family-friendly Megilla ...................10:00 am KJ Purim Carnival ............... 11 am to 3 pm

Monday to Friday, March 13 to 17 Shaharit ................................... 6:25 am

Next Shabbat Fri & Sat, March 17 & 18

Shabbat Candle lighting ........... 6:44 pm Friday Minha ........................... 6:30 pm Shaharit ................................... 8:30 am Saturday Minha ....................... 6:15 pm Havdala ................................... 7:48 pm

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Mazal Tov Melissa and Michael Akiva on the birth of a baby boy

Besiman Tov to grandparents Vera and Jacob Helali Drora and Jacob Akiva

and to great-grandparents Suad and Latif Levy

The Five Mitsvot of Purim

1. Hearing the Megilla at night

2. Hearing the Megilla in the daytime

3. Mishloah Manot: Giving at least two kinds of food to at least one person

4. Matanot La’evyonim: Giving charity to at least two poor people. On Lel Purim, we will have collection baskets for this or you can click here or send checks to the office

5. Se’uda: Having a festive meal with friends and family on the day of Purim

Simeni Rosh, A Poem for Purim

Daylight Savings Starts

Remember to set your clocks forward one hour this Sunday morning!

The lost sleep will be more than made up for by a great Purim Carnival!

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Baking Iraqi Treats for Purim